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supertopic

supertopic noun: a topic that encompasses several other topics.

Noun

supertopic (plural supertopics)

  1. A topic that encompasses several other topics.
    • On the other hand, shifts in contextual constraints are even greater at first-level boundaries, at the beginning of a story (in narration) or a supertopic (in elicitation).1998, Andreas H. Jucker, Yael Ziv, Discourse Markers: Descriptions and Theory, page 46
    • That choice would leave the supertopic Classroom Experiences open, a situation that can be represented with an open parenthesis.2008, Deborah Schiffrin, Deborah Tannen, Heidi E. Hamilton, The Handbook of Discourse Analysis, page 676

Forms of supertopic

pluralsupertopics

Origin of supertopic

From super- + topic.

Questions about supertopic

What does supertopic mean?
Supertopic means a topic that encompasses several other topics.
What part of speech is supertopic?
Supertopic is a noun.
What is the plural of supertopic?
The plural of supertopic is supertopics.

Words near supertopic in the dictionary

  1. supertitling
  2. supertonic
  3. supertonics
  4. supertope
  5. supertopes
  6. supertopic
  7. supertopics
  8. supertori
  9. supertornado
  10. supertornadoes
  11. supertornados

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